Best 3rd party ultra wide angle zoom lens?

[SHaller]

I'm leaving for paris in a little less than three weeks and I was having trouble deciding on what to buy/rent before I go. I've decided that I'm going to buy a wide angle and the canon 50mm 1.8 and rent the 24-105 f4. So my question is what 3rd party lens should i buy. Im pretty sure its between the sigma 10-20 f4-5.6, the tokina 12-24 f4, and the tamron 10-24. I would love to have canon 10-22, but its to expensive for me especially since this lens won't be used as much as my others.

 

[Jarrod268]

Did you leave out the Tokina 11-16mm because you want the extended range? I tried the Tamron for about a week and returned it. The range was nice but it just got way too soft on the edges.

 

[SHaller]

Yes, I also left it out because of the price. I already somewhat ruled out the tamron, but wanted to leave it in the discussion just in case someone had some rave reviews about it.

 

[spacefuzz]

I have the tamron, I havnt noticed sharpness around the edges to be too much of a problem. I can tell its there, but its not extreme enough to bother me.

 

[SHaller]

Thanks for the responses, but I'm going to go ahead and order the tokina 12-24

 

[Jarrod268]

The tokina is nice, that's the one I settled on. Good price and great build quality - I have not owned a 11-16 but heard the IQ is comparable.

 

[Stryker]

Watch out for chromatic aberrations on the tokina 12-24

 

[SHaller]

Watch out for chromatic aberrations on the tokina 12-24

I thought I had my mind made up.....:meh: Is the sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 any better with the color fringing?

 

[Stryker]

take a look at this review: Sigma AF 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM - Review / Lab Test Report

 

[SHaller]

So the question is should i take the hit in vignetting and get the sigma or deal with the chromatic aberrations with the tokina. Also, supposedly the new tokina (dx II version) is a lot better in the ca department.

 

[Geaux]

I own the Sigma 10/20 and love it! I'll be in Paris in a few months myself, can't wait!

 

[SHaller]

I own the Sigma 10/20 and love it! I'll be in Paris in a few months myself, can't wait!

How is the build quality on the sigma? A few things that are turning me away are that I hear that Tokina has fantastic build quality and that the sigma vignettes.

 

[boomer]

Tokina 12-24 gets my vote! Use it all the time and love it for the price

 

[SHaller]

So now it pretty much comes down to what is more manageable in adobe lightroom. The CA from the tokina or the light fall off and the distortion from the sigma?

 

[Hardrock]

Check out the sigma 8-16 juza . Its supposed to be really good.